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Green · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Mossettes length, vertical drop and steepness

Mossettes starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,688 m and drops 107 m over 713 m, to 1,580 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 27 %, #276 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 15 %. It ends near Avoriaz.

Measured by GeoPeaks · data of October 29, 2026 · not figures of the ski area · How we measure

In feet and miles: 0.44 mi long; 351 ft vertical drop, from 5,538 ft to 5,184 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Mossettes with the runs and lifts around it
The run in its colour, with a white border: ▲ its top, ○ its end. Around it, the other runs in their colours and the lifts in grey-blue (thicker: those reaching its top). The scale bar’s length is written next to it; north is up. Relief: GeoPeaks, from IGN LiDAR HD and swisstopo swissALTI3D. Runs and lifts: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Length
713 m 0.44 mi
Vertical drop
107 m 351 ft
Average gradient
15 %
Steepest 20 m
27 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#276 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 27 %, 170 m from the top

top · 1,688 m713 mbottom · 1,580 m
  • under 15 %
  • 15–25 %
  • 25–35 %
  • 35–50 %
  • over 50 %

Similar runs nearby

Runs of Portes du Soleil with the closest gradient and vertical drop.

How it ranks in Portes du Soleil

Among the 381 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks. 1 run is left out: its line climbs back up, or has a short pitch far steeper than the rest — maybe a bridge, a tunnel or a cut that the bare-ground relief does not show. Steepest · Longest · Biggest drop

Questions

How long is Mossettes?

Mossettes is 713 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 107 m, from 1,688 m to 1,580 m.

How steep is Mossettes?

Its average gradient is 15 %; its steepest 20 m reach 27 %, 170 m from the top.

Where does Mossettes end?

It ends at 1,580 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Mossettes?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)713 m 0.44 mi
Top1,688 m 5,538 ft
Bottom1,580 m 5,184 ft
Vertical drop107 m 351 ft
Average gradient15 %
Steepest 20 m27 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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